Sargents, Colorado

Sargents is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office in Saguache County, Colorado, United States.

The railroad line crossed the Continental Divide over Marshall Pass and descended 17 miles (27 km) to Marshalltown before following Tomichi Creek west to Gunnison.

The station in Sargents was home to helper engines that were used to assist heavily laden trains over the pass.

[5] The population of Sargents greatly diminished when the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad discontinued passenger service in 1940 and completely abandoned the line in 1955.

In 1939 the new highway was routed over the Continental Divide at nearby Monarch Pass and southwestward down Agate and Tomichi Creeks and through Sargents.

Map of Colorado highlighting Saguache County